tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post8597947377821416388..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Don't Touch the Trap-stick!Lisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-84687386964454237022012-08-23T17:13:25.874-04:002012-08-23T17:13:25.874-04:00You are welcome, @poetBeck! Thanks for commenting!...You are welcome, @poetBeck! Thanks for commenting!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-42248497074580816382012-08-23T16:56:32.623-04:002012-08-23T16:56:32.623-04:00What a great post and very timely for me! Thank y...What a great post and very timely for me! Thank you for sharing this.poetBeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04153271987867089307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-91250866582105219412012-08-23T16:43:57.381-04:002012-08-23T16:43:57.381-04:00I'm not sure about the "technical" d...I'm not sure about the "technical" definition, Gina. I'll have to look it up! <br />I think when God "forgets" it means he clears the slate, so that when we go to Him He isn't looking at us and seeing that wretched thing we did. Maybe it's the same for us? <br />And yes, I remember Dina saying that, too. A very powerful gauge, indeed! Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-83030930637186929882012-08-23T16:27:26.471-04:002012-08-23T16:27:26.471-04:00I think it's possible to forget, but what does...I think it's possible to forget, but what does the word "forget" actually translate. Is it forget as in never remember? Or is it forget as in never more hold you accountable? I think with God it may be more of the latter. After all, even though God forgives us our sin, forgiveness doesn't necessarily exempt us from the natural consequences.<br /><br />To simplify . . . let'sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-3645314110348651392012-08-23T15:51:28.321-04:002012-08-23T15:51:28.321-04:00Good question, Suzie, do we forget? We know God do...Good question, Suzie, do we forget? We know God does, according to the Word, but I think most people believe they CAN'T forget, even if they do forgive.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-76453926132981339632012-08-23T15:27:19.438-04:002012-08-23T15:27:19.438-04:00Great post, Niki. I try not to take offense at thi...Great post, Niki. I try not to take offense at things, but of course there are times when I do. I try to pray my way through them. And I try not to hang on to things, but that can be hard as well. I'm working on a post about that myself. Forgive but don't forget? Or forgive and forget. That last one is extremely hard sometimes. Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-89382588209730115822012-08-23T15:20:15.712-04:002012-08-23T15:20:15.712-04:00Thanks, Susie! I think we ALL have weaknesses in t...Thanks, Susie! I think we ALL have weaknesses in this area. It's when we aren't willing to acknowledge it that we end up in trouble!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20053707335226121252012-08-23T13:39:38.377-04:002012-08-23T13:39:38.377-04:00Very good post, Niki. Clearly I have a weakness in...Very good post, Niki. Clearly I have a weakness in this area, since I shared earlier about my blood pressure going up after seeing a FB post. I have some buttons, for sure. I'm working on them!<br /><br />Thanks.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-81108781373445140622012-08-23T13:29:04.166-04:002012-08-23T13:29:04.166-04:00BTW... I made spaghetti last night. And no one ask...BTW... I made spaghetti last night. And no one asked me about the butter. : )<br />Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-38840052938165835142012-08-23T13:28:40.209-04:002012-08-23T13:28:40.209-04:00I agree, Anita. The longer I live the more often I...I agree, Anita. The longer I live the more often I find myself able to zip my lips or still my fingers on the keyboard. There ARE some benefits to getting older!!!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-22146002205293641682012-08-23T13:27:04.817-04:002012-08-23T13:27:04.817-04:00Oh wow, Gina. That's powerful... could I kneel...Oh wow, Gina. That's powerful... could I kneel before my Lord right next to the person who offended me? That's tough on the flesh even to think about, but SO true.<br /><br />As for justice, those nasty things people do eventually (now or in eternity) will come around and bite them in the butt. My goal is to try and make sure I don't have a string of things creeping up on ME! <br /><Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-62072897943731965932012-08-23T13:19:12.998-04:002012-08-23T13:19:12.998-04:00Amen to that, Lisa. Harboring the hurt/offense onl...Amen to that, Lisa. Harboring the hurt/offense only ends up hurting us, not the offender. Besides, God is much more capable of dealing with the twit than we are! : )<br />Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-60951198467371873792012-08-23T13:17:52.762-04:002012-08-23T13:17:52.762-04:00*grin* YES, having a few states between yourself a...*grin* YES, having a few states between yourself and your button pusher IS helpful! I don't seem to have that luxury, although moving out of the town we planted the church in has certainly helped! Try not being offended by an entire town, give or take a few people! : )<br /><br />PS, I'd love to take the butter away, but he's not ready to listen! Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-44418383598209437142012-08-23T12:15:11.987-04:002012-08-23T12:15:11.987-04:00Great post, Niki.
How do I deal with offense? If...Great post, Niki. <br /><br />How do I deal with offense? If it's in person, I clam up and seethe until God starts to work in me and then we have a discussion about it. After some more stewing, I leave it at His feet.<br /><br />If it's online, I'm like Gina and start to type an email/comment, but again, God works in me and I erase it. I'm very blessed to have Him in my heart Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-38909761805278444632012-08-23T10:30:33.047-04:002012-08-23T10:30:33.047-04:00The other day on FB a sweet Christian lady took th...The other day on FB a sweet Christian lady took the side of an issue, in complete opposition to a sweet Christian man I know. I started a comment on her thread . . . then deleted it. What benefit would it give to speak contrary. Whether it would have changed her view or not really didn't matter because the issue really didn't matter.<br /><br />Yet if I had said something I probably wouldAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73865777099173108242012-08-23T10:02:58.023-04:002012-08-23T10:02:58.023-04:00Oh, I need this a lot right now, Niki. Thanks. I t...Oh, I need this a lot right now, Niki. Thanks. I think I especially struggle when it seems that the giver of the offense meant to do so. It's easy to forgive errors of ignorance or haste, but when someone sets out to hurt you and succeeds it can be a lot harder to let go. But it's not really about them is it? We let go for our own healing, not theirs. Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74630518452216408652012-08-23T08:08:30.686-04:002012-08-23T08:08:30.686-04:00I'[m going over to Timothy, right after this. ...I'[m going over to Timothy, right after this. Wonderful post Niki, though I'm sorry that Patrick will have to give up butter someday on orders from a cardiologist...<br /><br />The news is so depressing. I would be a complete ostrich if it wasn't for Facebook...and what worse place to get news than the postings of political people? <br /><br />As for button pushing, having a few Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com